NOW STREAMING

on Spotify and Tidal.

It’s here.

Our newest album: David Lang’s poor hymnal.

A landmark on our journey.

We want to be reserved in talking about it – to reflect the direct simplicity of our most substantial project with David.



charity never fails

justice never fails

kindness never fails

love never fails

It feels like these ancient words are not old,

as if they were written for our time. 

I need your kindness.

Indeed, we do...

need your kindness.

Join us on this journey: poor hymnal.

“poor hymnal: the album” has come to be through the extraordinary generosity of our entire community, with significant supporting leadership from Carol Westfall, always there for our recordings; and the visionary commissioners, Justus and Elizabeth Schlichting (California), Jill and Loren Bough (Montana), and Peggy and Mark Curchack (Philadelphia).

The recording of poor hymnal was made possible in part through the kind collaboration and gifts of Jim Cotter and Articulate Studios in Bloomsbury, New Jersey. 

The CD of poor hymnal, sung by The Crossing,

will be available at all The Crossing @ Christmas concerts:

Friday December 20

7pm

St. Mark’s Church

Locust Street, Philadelphia

Saturday December 21

7.30pm

Alice Tully Hall

Lincoln Center, New York

Sunday December 22

5pm

The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia

(The Lincoln Center performance is sold out.)

Join us in listening to the album.

Join us in listening live the weekend before Christmas.

Join us in hoping that we can make a better world.

The poor hymnal team.

The People of poor hymnal

The Crossing

Isobel Anthony

Nathaniel Barnett

Kelly Ann Bixby

Karen Blanchard

Steven Bradshaw

Colin Dill

Micah Dingler

Ryan Fleming

Joanna Gates

Michael Hawes

Steven Hyder

Lauren Kelly

Anika Kildegaard

Chelsea Lyons

Maren Montalbano

Daniel O’Dea

Olivia Prendergast

Daniel Schwartz

Thann Scoggin

Rebecca Siler

Tiana Sorenson

Daniel Spratlan

Elisa Sutherland

Daniel Taylor 

Donald Nally, conductor

John Grecia, keyboards

Produced by Paul Vazquez, Donald Nally, and Kevin Vondrak

Recording Engineer: Paul Vazquez 

Assistant Recording Engineers: Christopher Vazquez and Codi Yhap

Editing, Mixing, and Mastering: Paul Vazquez

Christmas pines by Elizabeth Haidle.

Our Season artwork is by Rita Quattrocchi.